This is sad! According to reports, a top High School basketball player named Letrell Duncan died after being shot four times on Monday. Letrell was only 16 years old.
TMZ Sports got the details;
Officials in Essex County, NJ told multiple media outlets that Duncan — a sophomore at East Orange Campus High School — was shot four times at around 3:15 PM near his H.S. He was rushed to a nearby hospital … but tragically succumbed to his injuries.
Authorities told NJ.com no arrests have been in the case … though investigators are looking for “a group of people and a vehicle seen in the area at the time of the shooting.”
Anyone with information is being urged to call 1-877-847-7432.
Duncan, a point guard, was considered a top talent in the state. His AAU team, Garden State Bounce, had described him as a “floor general, team captain, and the best point guard our program has seen.”
“He was an excellent teammate,” the team added in a social media post mourning his loss, “a great friend, and a coach’s ideal player.”
City officials, meanwhile, said in a statement on Tuesday that Duncan’s death “has shaken our community to its core.” They said police patrols in schools would be increased in wake of the tragedy — and vowed to take “aggressive action” when it comes to the fight to end gun violence.
A GoFundMe for Duncan’s family has been set up — and has already raised nearly $5,000.
We have lost too many young people, especially young black mend to gun violence. So many lives are lost and we will never get to see these kids grow up, have families, and live the long lives they are supposed to live. It is truly sad that people just don’t care about taking a life these days.
It is two-fold because if the killers are caught, their lives are over too.
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